1800 AMERICAI Dollar Variety attribution

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  1. larssten

    larssten Well-Known Member

    Hi!

    I have posted this coin recently, but now I am just asking for a second opinion on its variety attribution. The AMERICAI reverse has two obverse die varieties - the BB-191/B-11 and BB-192/B-19.

    I think the posted coin is a BB-192, because it has not a low 8, but I think there might be a mistake on PCGS' photo attached - that the 191 and 192 has been changed.

    So my questions are:
    - Is the pictured coin really a BB-192?
    - Has PCGS attributed the coins on the photo wrong? (mixed 191 and 192).

    Thanks for any help with my slight confusion!
     

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  3. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    It's B-19. The base of the 1 is much further from the 8 on B-11. The picture showing the two dates positions is labeled backwards. The low 8 is on B-10 and 11, and the 0 is closer to the bust on 19 than on 11. Star 13 is closer to the bust on 19 than on 11. The point of the 1 points just below the curl on 11 but into the bottom quarter of the curl on 19. The point of the 1 is also closer to the curl on 19.

    This is based on imaged in Jules Reivers The United States Early Silver Dollars 1794 to 1803. I don't know when my copy of Bolander is at the moment.
     
  4. Publius2

    Publius2 Well-Known Member

    I also make it B-19/BB-192 from my reference book by Bowers. It looks like Die State II.
     
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  5. larssten

    larssten Well-Known Member

    Thank you very much! I conclude BB-192 then and that PCGS made a mistake in that photo
     
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